Senior Backend Software Engineer, Abnormal Security

ML Infrastructure

Salary not provided
Hadoop
Spark
Hive
Senior level
Remote in US
Abnormal Security

Cloud email security platform

Open for applications

Abnormal Security

Cloud email security platform

501-1000 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceSaaSCyber SecurityCloud ComputingFraud

Open for applications

Salary not provided
Hadoop
Spark
Hive
Senior level
Remote in US

501-1000 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceSaaSCyber SecurityCloud ComputingFraud

Company mission

To make the cloud a safer place for businesses.

Role

Who you are

  • A first principles approach to building scalable, customer-centric solutions
  • A drive to solve meaningful & pragmatic problems for real-world people
  • An ownership and impact oriented outlook on your efforts and growth
  • An ability to iterate in real-time-solving novel problems, quickly and autonomously
  • 5+ years of professional experience as a hands-on engineer building data-oriented products and/or ML systems/products
  • Experience with real-time, online, and/or high-throughput & low-latency distributed systems
  • Knowledge of key ML Ops team technologies (Spark, Data platform and Data coordination, Hadoop, Hive, feature platform serving systems, ML training and ML serving platforms, etc.)
  • Works well with other stakeholders - has worked with cross-functional teams to drive projects over the finish-line
  • High standards - sets high standards and expectations for project execution for themselves and for collaborators

Desirable

  • MS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or other related engineering field
  • Experience with big data or statistics
  • Experience in ML development
  • Familiarity with cyber security industry

What the job involves

  • Abnormal Security is looking for a Senior ML Infra Engineer to join the Detection Team
  • The Detection Division is focused on building the world’s most advanced technology for identifying and stopping email and cloud-based attacks that were previously undetectable and help make the world a safer place
  • As an ML Infra Engineer focused on building systems for Detection’s Signal Platform, you will be responsible for making feature development at Abnormal a fast, responsive, stable, and confident experience for Machine Learning Engineers
  • Architect, design, build, and deploy backend services and infrastructure that support a world-class Detection Engine
  • Ownership projects that enable us to meet ambitious goals for, such as building the plan to scale components of Detection’s ML Platform, such as our Behavioral Aggregate Systems, by 10x
  • Collaborate closely with MLE teams, by distilling feedback, correlating it to our strategy, and executing on the
  • Coach and mentor junior engineers via high quality code reviews and design reviews

Otta's take

Theo Margolius headshot

Theo Margolius

COO of Otta

Fraud involving impersonation is one of the top causes of online financial crime. Criminal tactics like email account spoofing, where the criminal impersonates an official account to steal personal information or money, are rife. Abnormal Security is a startup aimed at handling these hyper-targeted and personalized email attacks by analyzing communications and identifying potential fraud before it can take place.

The fraud detection space is extremely competitive but Abnormal Security differentiates itself through its focus on the threat of impersonation rather than a spectrum of threats. This has allowed it to amass a wealth of data relating specifically to high-risk impersonation attacks, analyzing over 45,000 signals to detect any anomalies.

Its specialized approach has fueled rapid growth, leading to a $4B valuation after a Serice C Funding round. Now, Abnormal plans to double down on product development and expand internationally, prioritizing markets where data security laws necessitate a local presence. By staying focused on impersonation, Abnormal Security positions itself as a formidable force in the fight against online financial crime.

Insights

Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

11% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

May 2022

$210m

SERIES C

Nov 2020

$50m

SERIES B

Total funding: $284m

Company benefits

  • Healthcare
  • Flexible PTO
  • 401k
  • One Medical
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Mental Health Resources
  • Home Office Stipend
  • Monthly Internet & Phone Stipend
  • Health and Wellness Stipend

Company HQ

Yerba Buena, San Francisco, CA

Founders

Having started their career as a Software Engineer, co-founded GamerNook.com, Bloomspot, and Adstack before spending 3 years at Twitter. Co-founded Abnormal Security in April 2018, and has been CEO since.

Previously Senior Software Engineer at Twitter and Google. Was also Software Architect at TellApart.

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